Shane Smith (born 1970) is a Canadian-American journalist and web entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of the international media company VICE.

Shane Smith was born in Ottawa, Canada to Irish immigrants. He attended the Lisgar Collegiate Institute and later graduated from Carleton University with a degree in political economy.[citation needed]Smith founded VICE along with Suroosh Alvi and Gavin McInnes as the youth magazine Voice of Montreal in 1994. After initially publishing print articles based on offbeat alternative culture, VICE moved to creating news content and social criticism on multiple media platforms in the mid-2000s. Smith remains an owner of the company, and The New York Times has described Smith as "a cross between a punk rocker and Fortune 500 Executive".As a journalist Smith has travelled to locations such as North Korea, Iran, Liberia, and Russia, initially for the 2006 online TV series VICE Guide to Travel. In April 2013 VICE started a new series with HBO, Vice, where Smith and another VICE news reporter travel to places such as Afghanistan; Kashmir, India; Athens, Greece, and Spain. Their stories have covered the use of depleted uranium arms by the U.S. military, to street warfare between Anarchists and Fascists during riots in Europe. On June 13, 2013, HBO announced a second season. Locations for the second season will include Iran and Saudi Arabia, among others.Smith currently resides in Tribeca, New York with his wife, Tamyka, and his two daughters Martina and Piper. Forbes estimates his net worth to be at $400 million.

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